Artist Booking

Artist Booking in New York

Direct artist booking specialising in Punjabi, Bollywood, and South Asian touring acts for New York, United States. Whether it's a wedding reception, a sangeet night, a private corporate show, or a public concert, we route the right artist for your audience and budget.

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Artist Booking Market Notes for New York

Direct artist booking in New York means routing a touring act — Punjabi, Bollywood, South Asian, Hindi, Gujarati, or English-market — to either a public ticketed show or a private and corporate engagement, and NYC is the single most lucrative stop on any US tour. The biggest annual flows are Punjabi headliner tours (Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, AP Dhillon, Shubh have all played MSG, Barclays, or Prudential Center within the last three seasons), Bollywood concert tours (Arijit Singh sells out MSG; Sonu Nigam plays NJPAC and Prudential; Atif Aslam routes Pakistani diaspora through Jersey City and Edison venues), and Gujarati Garba-Dandiya specials that anchor the Navratri season in NJ. NYC is the natural anchor of the East Coast leg — the typical routing is NY-Boston-Washington DC-Atlanta, with Toronto cross-border the most-common Canadian feeder. The window to lock an artist for a private NYC engagement is usually 8-16 weeks before the public tour announces. Fee bands we see in NYC: rising touring acts (300k-1M monthly listeners), $8,000-$35,000 private; established mid-tier (1M-5M listeners), $35,000-$150,000; top-tier headliners (Diljit, Karan Aujla, Arijit Singh, Atif Aslam tier), $250,000-$1,500,000+ for a private show, public tour fees quoted by promoter share. Visa and tax compliance is non-trivial in the US: most Punjabi and Bollywood touring artists enter on a P-2 (reciprocal exchange) or O-1B (individual artist of extraordinary ability) visa, with 60-90 day lead time on USCIS petitions filed by the US promoter or agent. IRS imposes a flat 30% non-resident performer withholding tax (IRC §1441/1442) on gross fees; that drops to 0-15% under the US-India tax treaty Article 18 when a Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) is filed in advance. Catch Movement coordinates the P-2/O-1 petition, the CWA filing, and the artist's US tax compliance with the artist's management for any direct-booking of $35,000 or more.

Plan By Event Type

Concert

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for concert in New York.

Wedding Reception

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for wedding reception in New York.

Sangeet

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for sangeet in New York.

Private Show

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for private show in New York.

Corporate Event

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for corporate event in New York.

Festival Headliner

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for festival headliner in New York.

Album Launch

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for album launch in New York.

Bollywood Night

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for bollywood night in New York.

Punjabi Concert

Pricing, requirements, and booking flow for punjabi concert in New York.

Can I book Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, or Arijit Singh for a private New York event?▼

Private bookings of top-tier Punjabi or Bollywood headliners are possible but expensive (typically $250,000-$1,500,000 USD plus travel and full production rider) and routing-dependent — they only happen when the artist already has a US East Coast leg scheduled. Lead time 5-10 months. Catch Movement tracks active routings into MSG, Barclays, Prudential, and NJPAC and can quote against your NYC date window within 48 hours.

Which Punjabi or Bollywood artists are touring through NYC and Newark in 2026-2027?▼

Routing changes by quarter. As of mid-2026 we're tracking confirmed or in-discussion East Coast US routings for Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, AP Dhillon, Shubh, Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and multiple Gujarati Garba headliners for the Navratri Edison-Iselin circuit. For the most current list, send us your date window and target venue tier and we'll reply with what's actually live.

Do you handle the P-2 or O-1 visa and IRS withholding tax filings for international artists coming to New York?▼

Yes. For artists routing into NYC from India, Pakistan, UK, or Canada, we coordinate with the artist's management on the P-2 (reciprocal exchange) or O-1B (extraordinary ability) USCIS petition (60-90 day lead), the IRS Central Withholding Agreement to reduce the default 30% non-resident performer withholding tax under the US-India tax treaty Article 18, and the artist's post-tour US tax filing — all included in our booking service for direct-bookings of $35,000 or more.

Can you book Punjabi artists for a New York wedding?▼

Yes — sangeet, reception, and private wedding shows are our most-requested booking type in New York. Tell us the date, capacity, and budget tier; we quote real availability within 24 hours.

Which Bollywood artists tour through New York?▼

Routing changes by year. As of this season we're tracking active North America routings for major Bollywood and Punjabi acts including Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, AP Dhillon, Shubh, and Sidhu Moose Wala tribute shows. Send us your date window and we'll match.

What's the typical fee for a private New York sangeet show?▼

Local DJs and singer-DJ combos run $1,500–$5,000. Mid-tier touring artists run $10,000–$40,000. Major Bollywood/Punjabi headliners are quoted on request — fees vary by routing, length of set, and exclusivity.

Do you handle visa, immigration, and tax paperwork for international artists?▼

Yes. For artists routing into New York from outside North America, we coordinate with the artist's management on work permits, withholding tax filings, and immigration paperwork.